The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-11

lorVnWeStern trip Will carry me
trough more picturesqe scenery
han any | have yet beheld. 1t is
ny purpose, IF we make it to Mani
on in time, to go on to Pixies Peak
md make the ascent this evening
md spend the night on the summit
10 as to see a sunrise from its top,
which is 1900 feet above sea level.
l am now passing in sight of the
Spanish Peaks which glisten with |
snow. They are some $4,000 feet.
On my ride from Las Vegas yes
terday | fell In with a Kansas City
man returning from California who
could talk of nothing but Kansas
City. l never saw people more tru
ly loyal to their city than are the
denizens Of that wonderful place.
Its growth has been simply phe-
nomenal. / am reminded of the
story 1 heard Bishop Hendrix tell
of two men who met and one of
them said to the other, "Well,
talking of rapidly growing cities
you just ought to see Kansas City"
80 I've seen it," said the other II
was there last week." "Well, but
you just ought to see it now," re-
piled his friend.
1t is told of a Kansas Citian that
be was being shown New York by
friend and after days examina
ton he complimented the city by
informing his friend that he believed
it was nearly as large as Kansas
City.
While at Trinidad yesterday !
drove out to the coke ovens five
miles from town where 1856 ovens
are in fulf blast. The coal mines
here are simply enormous and i'm
mense quantities of coke ale ship
ped from Trinidad to other points
Las Vegas is q fine health resort
as is most of New Mexico. Captain
Eads, president of the Miguel Ma
tional Bank and q prominent mem
Ger of our church at Las Vegas,
moved there two years ago from st.
Joseph, Mo. He said he resisted
the change for fourteen years. His
wife was a great sufferer from asth-
ma and spent half Of every year
from home in search of relief but
grew constantly worse. She went
down until she only weighed 90
1t became patent that she could not
live longer in Missouri. So at q
very great sacrifice, and only to
save her life, the captain gave up 8
very fine law practice and two years
ago moved to Las Vegas. Mrs
Eads begun to improve immediate
ly and now weighs 154 pounds and
is in perfect health. She has never
been sick but once and that was
last year. She went back to visit
relatives in Missouri. She reached
there at 10 O'Clock at night and re
tired at IL and never rose again fol
Eve weeks. 1t was with difficulty
that her life was saved. At the
the end of five weeks of treatment
| by physicians she was able to be re-
moved to Las Vegas where she al
once recovered.
We passed through the immense
rancho of the celebrated Dorsey o.
Star Route notoriety. l have found
nobody able to tell me the size o
his rancho. He decided Robt. G., In
gersoI one-h half interest in it for de-
Tending him in in his star route
/ cases. He did hold vast deal
more of land but the government
set aside many OF his entries and
thus reclaimed large amount Of it
from which he fraudulently held by
| false entries.
Las Vegas is the home of the
short-llved Ex- Gov. Vincent whom
| saw the other evening. President
Cleveland appointed him territorial
governor of New Mexico, but aftel
month in office Mr.. Vincent's con
nection with Mr.. Dorsey and othel
land grabbers became known to thu
president and he promptly relieved
aim by appointing a successor
Thus was left to Judge Vincent only
the consolation that zone crowded
hour of glorious bliss is worth al
| age without name"
| One of the most interesting
scenes l have yet witnessed wa.
some Chinese at breakfast. They
dress in their native costume anC
retain all their heather customs.
had formed the acquaintance O
these four in having previously haC
some laundrying done by them. Or
my wsy to the postoffice early one
morning / passed this establish
ment and looking in saw that they
were eating. l violated my usus
courtesy and walked right il
through the front door on to tn,
second room where they were perch
ed on boxes around the tables with
their heels caught on the edge O
the box and their knees resting
against the edge of the table.
motioned profuse apologies for my
intrusion which seemed to be com
pretended and accepted as one o.
them alghted from his box and of
fered me q cigar. l declined anC
made them understand that only
"Mellican" curiosity induced my
visit and that | wanted to see then
| eat. A bowl of rice and anothe,
bowl of some kind of food were the
only dishes on the table. They use
no knife or fork. Each one uses
two black sticks which he calls his
fork and to see him manipulate
these sticks with the fingers of bis
right hand in getting up food from
the dish or padding or whipping
soup up into his mouth would make
you think the sticks were fastened
together at the center with spring
Such was my impression until
got one of them to lay his forl
down and they were two separate
sticks. They will understand al
| ignorant "Mellican" man like MI
bettor If put ee to my words.
This reminds me of the ejacula-
ton of a Chinaman in Kansas City
upon seeing for the first time .
street cable car running. Gazing :
moment at its rapid motion unpro
PEELED by any visible steam or by
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